1. Academia Santa Rosa English Department Prof. Eddie Ortiz Roman, Ph.D
Narrative Story

2. Narrative When you are asked to write a short story, or asked to do some "creative writing", you are doing what is called "Narrative Writing." Narrative writing is meant to entertain! Part of being human is getting to tell great stories! 
Examples: Story (personal, true, imaginative), Fable, Myth, Poem,
Play, Biography, and Autobiography.

3. Step One Write a title Bat Summer The Elephant in my Garage
Rafting Down the Rapids

4. Step Two- Make a Story Board
Sketch the events of your story in an
order that makes sense. Use your sketch to orally tell your narrative to someone.

5. Step Three- Jot down ideas, descriptions, and feeling for your story.
Bats by street lights
Watch out
Asleep in bed
Bat flies in
Sister runs out
Bat flying around
Hiding under the sheets
Scared
Dad opens door
Catches bat in net
Sad that bat died
Feel close to all animals

6. Step Four- Get your story rolling
Talk about where or when the story takes place
Introduce a character
Use dialogue
Make an interesting comment
Use action

7. Beginning
One warm summer night I was trying to get to sleep. I had my window open to let in the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what sounded like a bat.

8. Step Five- Use transitions
The next day
When we arrived
Finally
As soon as
Around noon
During
One evening

9. Example
Middle
My sister heard it too and ran out the door. The door slammed shut and I was alone with the bat.

10. example
Middle
I threw the blanket over my heard and screamed for help. Finally my dad heard me and came running.

11. example
Middle
As the bat flew wildly around my room, my dad snuck up on it with a net. He caught the bat and then set it free outside.

12. Step Six- End Your Story
Feel a feeling – Thinking about that poor bat still makes me sad.
Remember a character- My dad did his best to protect me.
Think about the ending/ reflect- Maybe the bat could have been set free.

13. My room was again safe, but I never slept with the window open again.
example
End
My room was again safe, but I never slept with the window open again.

14. Step Seven- edit, revise, and publish
Edit- spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure Revise- make it better, reword parts, does the story make sense? Publish- recopy or word process and share!

15. Final Product
Prof. E. Ortiz
Narrative Writing
June 21, 2017
Bat Summer
One warm summer night I was trying to get to sleep. I had my window open to let in the cool air. All of the sudden, I heard what sounded like a bat. My sister heard it too and ran out the door. The door slammed shut and I was alone with the bat. I threw the blanket over my heard and screamed for help. Finally, my dad heard me and came running. As the bat flew wildly around my room, my dad snuck up on it with a net. He caught the bat and then set it free outside. My room was again safe, but I never slept with the window open again

16. Ideas for Narratives
Write a narrative about an exciting athletic event.
Think of an historical time. Write about someone your age living in that time.
In a short story, write about an experience you might have with an unusual animal.